Hope, Love, and Grace!

December 4th, 2015

I have amazing news!!  We got our I-800A approval today!!  The I-800A is the US government approving us to adopt a baby from China!!  I was praying we would get this the week before Christmas and we got it 4 days after our fingerprint appointment.  It was actually approved the day after our fingerprint appointment.  The quickest I had read from other blogs was 17 days after their appointment.  God showed off big on this one!!  Praising him for the quick approval.  Now we have to get the document authenticated like the rest of the documents that are already authenticated, then all of our paperwork will be off to China!  In the adoption world we will be DTC which is dossier to China!! This is a huge step.  We should get an LID or a log in date about a week after we go DTC. Once we get an LID we are open for referrals.  Praying we have an LID by Christmas.  I told John all I want for Christmas is an LID:).  We could receive a referral quickly or could have to wait a month or two.  Praying we get one soon after we receive our LID.  Also praying God gives us our baby on the 1st referral, that we would just know she is our daughter.  When we receive a referral we will get pictures, videos, and a health history.  We will have 48 hours to accept or decline the referral.  We are so excited and ready to see her face!!  Please keep praying for us and our sweet baby.